Adeline Yen Mah is the author of the moving memoir Chinese Cinderella. She writes with honesty about her childhood experiences, offering readers a powerful look at family and resilience.
Luo ye gui gen (Falling Leaves)
Luo ye gui gen (Falling Leaves)
Synopsis
Adeline Yen Mah's childhood in 1930s China was marked by severe emotional abuse from her affluent family. Deemed bad luck after her mother's death in childbirth, she faced relentless bullying from her siblings and cruel manipulation from her stepmother. As the Red Army advanced, Adeline was sent to boarding school, isolated from her family, finding solace and dreams of freedom in books.
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Adeline Yen MahProtagonist
NiangAntagonist
Joseph Tsi-rung YenSupporting
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Falling LeavesUnknown, 1999
288 pages
Random House, IncorporatedLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97807807937435 editions available
